erbium
/ˈəːbɪəm
/noun [mass noun]
The chemical element of atomic number 68, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. (Symbol: Er) The village is Ytterby and the elements are yttrium, erbium, terbium and ytterbium....
- Is there enough chromium, cobalt, helium, and manganese - not to mention erbium, europium, and gadolinium - on the planet to last indefinitely?
- The devices typically consist of a single-mode fiber core doped with erbium, ytterbium, or a combination thereof; other dopants such as thulium can be used, but the development effort is less advanced.
Origin
Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Ytterby, in Sweden, where it was first found. Compare with ytterbium.
Rhymes
- insect bite
- insect eater
- insecticidal
- insecticide
- insectile
- Insectivora
- insectivore
- insectivorous
- insect powder
- insect repellant
- insect repellent
- insect spray
- insecure
- insecurely
- insecurity
- inselberg
- inseminate
- insemination
- inseminator
- insensate
- insensately
- insensibility
- insensible
- insensibly
- insensitive